On Jan. 28, 2015, West Gate's Master, Officers, and members welcomed some Masonic Royalty hailing from the far South West Districts and the City of Sarnia. 11 GL officers both past and presiding came from afar to enjoy the fellowship of West Gate and to enjoy the passing of Bro. Domingo.

The dignitaries also included 6 GL Board of General Purposes members including our very own R.W. Woods who also was honoured by West Gate as reaching the quarter century milestone as a Mason. PGM G. Atkinson was present and was escorted under the wands with DDGM Toronto West R.W.Bro. Lawson.

The brethren afterwards were treated to a scrumptious festive board by Bro. JW and his wife. The evening ended with a short propaganda video produced by the Nazi party during their occupation of France in 1943 depicting how the Freemason - Judaeo belief systems generates global conflict.

On January 27, 2015 Ionic Lodge honoured the quarter and half century anniversaries of 8 of their dedicated and distinguished brethren. W. Bro. Culp needs honourable mention as he received both his 50 years a Mason award plus his 50 years a PM award as well. His smile lit up the Lodge room as he mentioned how long it had taken for him to achieve this milestone.

These distinguished accomplishments were recognized by all present and the pins and certificates were handed to the recipients by PGM R. Groshaw and DGM J. Green.

Congratulations to all the brethren that received these prestigious honours and the best of luck in your future Masonic and private endeavours.

Toronto West Masons, their significant others, family and friends enjoyed and all time favourite at the Meadowvale theatre with a timeless production of Rogers & Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music". 194 tickets were sold to benefit this years District Charity to support research and find a cure for prostate cancer.

West Gate was well represented with a large contingent of Masons and family coming out to support the District and their charitable endeavours led by W. Bro. Sammy, officers and members.

Toronto West DDGM R.W. Lawson ended the evening with gratitude to those who continue to support the Theatre night and its charities with District Charitable Chairman R.W. S. Armstrong.

The Parent Action on Drugs group was started in 1983 by parents who were concerned about their teenagers getting involved with substance abuse. They have been instrumental in educating parents, educators, law enforcement officials, and the teenagers themselves on the dangers of substance abuse. They have begun a peer program where the teens themselves are mentored and they in turn go back to the schools and mentor their peers on the best way to handle this issue impacting individuals, families and communities.

R.W. Woods and Bro. Furlong attended a PAD Board meeting on Monday, January 12 to present PAD with a donation of $50,000.00 on behalf of the Masonic Foundation. These funds were greatly appreciated and will be used to for administration and infrastructure expenses incurred in service to our communities.

West Gate was well represented at the first WA meeting of 2015 hosted by King Hiram Lodge. A fifth of the attendees were from West Gate supporting the Association and Masonry.

After a scrumptious breakfast and coffee, the meeting continued upstairs in the Lodge room where crucial questions of ritual work and etiquette were discussed. The next several meetings will discuss the offices of Deacon and Steward with their duties and obligations fully explained. The next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 6 being hosted by Peel Lodge in Caledon with all MM's invited.